Welcome to Blackpast

BlackPast - African American and Global African History

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Benjamin Pelham (1862-1948)
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Al Jarreau (1940-2017)
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Samuel Eugene Kelly (1926-2009)
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Roger Wood Wilkins (1932–2017)

Explore Global African History

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Berhanu Nega (1958- )
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Deep Roots Across the Atlantic: Rice and Race in Africa and the Americas
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Miriam Makeba (1932–2008)
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Jeanne/Jane Vialle (1906–1953)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Dating Harriet Jacobs: Why Birthdates Matter to Historians
Fighting For Freedom, Fighting Against the Bomb Book Cover
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Fighting For Freedom, Fighting Against the Bomb: African Americans and the Campaign for a Nuclear-Free World, 1945-
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Collecting African American Art: From the Harlem Renaissance to the Obama Era
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The Asian-African (Bandung) Conference: Fact and Fiction

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators